The mind is a fragile thing and mental health care is one of the biggest needs of the day. Fifteen million people in Pakistan suffer from mental illnesses and, in Karachi alone, there are more than two million mentally ill patients. Yet, according to World Health Organization estimate

Further to Channel 4's documentary, Pakistan's Streets of Shame, Al- Jazeera has also done a documentary called "101 East- Drugged Up Pakistan" which features our rehabilitation centres in Karachi and the work generally done by the AAS Trust. The documentary airs ton

"I attended a week-long course in Karachi, Pakistan which started on August 2nd 2014 and ended on August 9th, 2014. Now that I stand on the other side of this incredible week, I would like to refer to this period not as a course, but rather as a journey. It was a journey indeed &

After nearly 10 years of acting as "mother hen" to us all, this summer we said a fond farewell and good luck to Lynn Mace, our course co-ordinator, as she headed off to enjoy her garden, her grandchildren, and a well-earned rest. The place won't be the sam

Annalisa Barbieri is a columnist for The Guardian, writing as a Problem Solver. In her column on Saturday 19th July, she helped a woman who needed advice on how to get her son to leave home. Annalisa consulted with one of our former students, Caz Binstead, who now works as a counsello

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CPPD is one of the UK’s leading humanistic integrative counselling training schools, offering tuition responsive to the needs of each individual student. We value every student’s existing life experiences and skills within our friendly and creative environment.

Our courses run in the evening and at weekends, with intakes in Spring as well as Autumn. This provides flexibility for people in employment, or with busy family lives, who want to train in counselling.